Muirend railway station
Muirend  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Ceann an t-Slèibh | |
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Muirend railway station, looking north | |
| Location | |
| Place | Muirend |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°48′36″N 4°16′26″W / 55.8101°N 4.2739°WCoordinates: 55°48′36″N 4°16′26″W / 55.8101°N 4.2739°W |
| Grid reference | NS575597 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MUI |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.285 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.277 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.290 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.280 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.295 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.345 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.326 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.345 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 May 1903 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Muirend from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Muirend railway station is a railway station in Muirend, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.
History
The station was opened by the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903,[1] as part of an extension from that company's previous northern terminus at Giffen to a junction with the Cathcart District Railway at Cathcart.
Services and facilities
The station is served by the Glasgow Central to Neilston branch, which for operating purposes is grouped as part of the Cathcart Circle lines.[2] The service is mainly used by commuters travelling into the centre of Glasgow. Trains run mainly every half hour in each direction during daytime, with some additional services during rush hour periods. A Sunday service has also been introduced in recent years.[3]
The station has an island platform with a ramp providing access directly to the platform from Muirend Road at the south end of the station. At the north end, there is footbridge access to and from Hillcrest Avenue and Cairndow Court. The station building (which is a Category B listed building)[4] contains a ticket office which is manned on a part-time basis. An automated ticket machine is present.
References
Notes
- ↑ Butt, page 165
- ↑ Map of SPT rail network
- ↑ ScotRail timetable: Glasgow - Cathcart Circle / Neilston / Newton Accessed 24 September 2006
- ↑ Historic structures on Scotland's active railways
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamwood | ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines |
Cathcart | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Whitecraigs Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Kirkhill Line and station open | ||